On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:34:04 GMT, (Dave Mundt) wrote:

of course, if the government simply lifted the current cap
on earnings taxed by SS, that would help a lot to get a bunch more
cash into the system...

Probably fix it right away.

and would cause much wailing and gnashing of
teeth amongst the high-income folks.

Yep. Too bad ... they pay a lower % in total taxes now.

And unearned income .... why should those that actually
work for a living pay a higher total tax rate under the
wingers?
--
Cliff